US troops kill fewer Iraqis after new guidelines (Reuters)

[Up2Late]

(And, It only took until July of 2005 to recognize and begin to study the large numbers of people being killed in this way, and then until January of 2006 to begin to do something to fix the situation! woohoo.)

US troops kill fewer Iraqis after new guidelines

Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:57 AM ET

By Alastair Macdonald

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops have reduced the number of Iraqi civilians they kill after orders to improve checkpoint procedures following the shootings of some 350 Iraqis in such incidents last year, the military said on Sunday.

Figures in a briefing document provided by a U.S. spokesman in Baghdad showed that seven Iraqi civilians a week on average were reported killed in "escalation of force" (EOF) incidents in 2005. That dropped to four a week in January to one a week now.

"Just last week, 11-17 June, we had approximately 50 escalation of force incidents with only one injury in the entire country, just about the lowest level since we started tracking these incidents," Lieutenant Colonel Michelle Martin-Hing wrote.

U.S. officers had previously insisted in response to queries that no such statistics were compiled, although Martin-Hing said commanders began tracking such incidents in July last year.

(more at link)

<http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=12637806&src=rss/topNews>

[jobycom]

1. So a serial killer would get points in court using this logic?

"I killed fewer people last year than the year before." "Well, good for you, sir, nice to see you turning it around. I think we'll give you a suspended sentence, and as long as you continue to kill fewer and fewer people in the years to come, you should be off probation in about three years. Good luck."

[marmar]

2. Exactly....

Things are seriously bollocksed up when this is considered something to boast about.

[Charlie Brown]

3. We should not be killing ANY Iraqis

9 out of 10 doctors say new guidelines could reduce mass murder by 30%.

Smallpox and shell shock may apply. Offer not valid in Texas.

[keopeli]

4. We don't count dead Iraqis!!! Why are they saying this?

:sarcasm:

[Up2Late]

5. kick n/t

:kick:

[OneBlueSky]

6. that "new guidelines" are even required says a lot about . . .

what's going on in Iraq and the mental/emotional state of our military personnel . . . and it ain't good . . .

[saigon68]

7. Wait til they get back

[pinniped]

8. Easy, just take civilian corpse from pile A and move it to insurgent....

pile B.

Presto, civilian casualties have just been reduced!

They freaking lie about everything anyways.